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{{hill synonym|Decisive|ending, conclusive, convincing, {{hill synonym|Declare|announce, pronounce, testify, proclaim, assure, assert, affirm.}} {{hill synonym|Decline|droop, decay, shun, reject, repel, sink, refusev {{hill synonym|Decorative|embellish, ornament, beautify, adorn.}} {{hill synonym|Decoy|allure, tempt, seduce, entice, inveigle.}} {{hill synonym|Decrease|lessen, diminish, lower, subside, abate.}} {{hill synonym|Dedicate|devote, consecrate, set apart.}} {{hill synonym|Deduction|abatement, inference, conclusion.}} {{hill synonym|Deed|action, exploit, achievement, feat.}} {{hill synonym|Deface|mar, disfigure, destroy, mutilate.}} {{hill synonym|Defame|slander, vilify, scandalize, calumniate.}} {{hill synonym|Defeat|beat, baffle, conquer, overcome, overpower, overthrow, vanquish, frustrate.}} {{hill synonym|Defect|want, flaw, blemish, imperfection.}} {{hill synonym|Defective|wanting, imperfect, deficient.}} {{hill synonym|Defender|protector, advocate, pleader, vindicator.}} {{hill synonym|Defence|apology, excuse, justification, protection, vindication.}} {{hill synonym|Defer|delay, hinder, prolong, retard, postpone, protract, procrastinate.}} {{hill synonym|Deference|respect, regard, condescension, submission, veneration.}} {{hill synonym|Defile|taint, poison, vitiate, corrupt, contaminate, pollute.}} {{hill synonym|Deficent|lacking, wanting, imperfect.}} {{hill synonym|Definite|exact, precise, positive, certain, bounded, limited.}} {{hill synonym|Defraud|swindle, cheat, rob, deceive, trick.}} {{hill synonym|Degrade|lower, disgrace, lessen, reduce, decry, depreciate, disparage.}} {{hill synonym|Degree|rank, position, station, class, order.}} {{hill synonym|Dejection|depression, melancholy, lowliness.}} {{hill synonym|Delay|hinder, defer, detain, prolong, protract, postpone.}} {{hill synonym|Deliberate|Slow, hesitating, considerate, thoughtful, cautious.}} {{hill synonym|Delicate|frail, fine, nice, tender, beautiful, weak, elegant, dainty.}} {{hill synonym|Delighted|pleased, glad, grateful, joyful.}} {{hill synonym|Delightful|sweet, lovely, delicious, charming, gladsome.}} {{hill synonym|Deliniate|describe, draw, paint, sketch, depict, represent.}} {{hill synonym|Delinquent|Criminal, offender.}} {{hill synonym|Deliver|give up, save, yield, utter, surrender, concede, rescue, transmit.}} {{hill synonym|Delude|mislead, deceive, cheat, beguile.}} {{hill synonym|Deluison|cheat, illusion,deception, fallacy.}} {{hill synonym|Demand|Claim, require, ask.}} {{hill synonym|Demolish|overthrow, destroy.}} {{hill synonym|Demonstrate|illustrate, show, prove, manifest.}} {{hill synonym|Denominate|name, title, style, designate.}} {{hill synonym|Denote|imply, signify, mark, betoken.}} {{hill synonym|Deny|refuse, disown, contradict, oppose.}} {{hill synonym|Departure|leaving, going away, forsaking, abandoning, exit.}} {{hill synonym|Dependence|trust, reliance, confidence, connection.}} {{hill synonym|Deplore|bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn.}} {{hill synonym|Deportment|behavior, character, carriage, conduct, demeanor.}} {{hill synonym|Depraved|degraded, corrupt, abandoned, profligate, vicious, wicked.}} {{hill synonym|Depreciate|underrate, disparage, detract, undervalue, degrade, lower, traduce.}} {{hill synonym|Deprive|prevent, hinder, depose, divest, strip, abridge.}} {{hill synonym|Depute|authorize, appoint, constitute.}} {{hill synonym|Deputy|agent, substitute, representative, delegate.}} {{hill synonym|Derange|disarrange, discompose, disorder, confuse, disconcert.}} {{hill synonym|Deride|mock, ridicule, make fun of, banter, laugh at.}} {{hill synonym|Describe|illustrate, narrate, delineate, recount, relate, represent.}} {{hill synonym|Description|account, illustration, narration, explanation, recital, relation, detail.}} {{hill synonym|Design|intend, plan, scheme, purpose, project, sketch.}} {{hill synonym|Designate|name, show, point out, indicate, choose, distinguish, style.}} {{hill synonym|Desist|stop, leave off, discontinue, cease.}} {{hill synonym|Desperate|desponding, hopeless, mad, careless, furious, regardless.}} {{hill synonym|Despicable|mean, vile, worthless, pitiful, outrageous, contemptible.}} {{hill synonym|Despise|hate, scorn, loathe.}} {{hill synonym|Despotic|arbitrary, self-willed, absolute.}} {{hill synonym|Destination|point, location, design, fate, lot, purpose, appointment.}} {{hill synonym|Destitute|bare, forlorn, poor, scanty, forsaken, needy.}} {{hill synonym|Destroy|ruin, waste, demolish, consume, annihilate, dismantle.}} {{hill synonym|Dersultory|hasty, slight, loose, roving.}} {{hill synonym|Dettach|sever, separate, disjoin, divide.}} {{hill synonym|Detail|account, tale, description, narration, recital.}} {{hill synonym|Detain|keep, restrain, confine, hold.}} {{hill synonym|Detect|find, discover, convict.}} {{hill synonym|Determine|fix, decide, bound, limit, settle, resolve, adjust.}} {{hill synonym|Determined|firm, resolute, decided, fixed, concluded, ended, immovable.}} {{hill synonym|Detest|hate, loathe, abhor, abominate.}} {{hill synonym|Detestable|hateful, loathsome, abominable, execrable.}} {{hill synonym|Detract|defame, degrade, slander, vilify, calumuniate, scandalize, derogate.}} {{hill synonym|Detriment|inconvenience, loss, injury, disadvantage, damage, hurt, prejudice.}} {{hill synonym|Develop|grow, unravel, clear, unfold, disclose, exhibit.}} {{hill synonym|Deviate|stray, wander, err, digress, swerve.}} {{hill synonym|Device|design, scheme, plan, contrivance, invention, stratagem, show.}} {{hill synonym|Devote|give, apply, consecrate, set apart, dedicate.}} {{hill synonym|Devout|pious, holy, religious, prayerful.}} {{hill synonym|Dexterity|adroitness, expertness, aptness, ability, skillfulness, skill, tact.}} {{hill synonym|Dialect|language, speech, tongue.}} {{hill synonym|Dictate|propose, direct, order, prescribe, instruct, suggest.}} {{hill synonym|Die|expire, depart, perish, languish, wither.}} {{hill synonym|Differ|dispute, dissent, vary, contend, disagree.}}